My 2013 F30 335 "let loose" the other day when I came back from running some errands. I saw steam coming out of the front, driver's side wheel well and a lot of clear fluid was leaking out from below the engine bay. The fluid was very thin and had a slight slippery feel to it. I tracked it down to a broken coolant overflow hose, as can be seen in the following pictures:
I plan to have the vehicle towed to my local independent mechanic so that they can look at it Monday. Though before I do that, the hose looks relatively simple to remove and replace. Is that and topping off the coolant all that may be needed? Given the amount of fluid loss, I was kind of guessing that my mechanic may need to drain/flush/fill the cooling system to restore it back to proper operating condition.
I plan to have the vehicle towed to my local independent mechanic so that they can look at it Monday. Though before I do that, the hose looks relatively simple to remove and replace. Is that and topping off the coolant all that may be needed? Given the amount of fluid loss, I was kind of guessing that my mechanic may need to drain/flush/fill the cooling system to restore it back to proper operating condition.